At the hospital discharge ceremony on the afternoon of November 1, delegates were moved by the sharing of the 50-day journey of “fierce fighting” to save the life of 11-year-old girl Mong Thi Thao Ng., who was buried in a flash flood caused by super typhoon Yagi in Lang Nu village, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province on the morning of September 10.
The Mong girl Hoang Thao Ng. was found by the rescue team after 1 hour of being buried under rocks and soil in an unconscious state. After 2 transfers to other hospitals, in the early morning of September 11, the girl was transferred to the A9 Emergency Center (Bach Mai Hospital) in a very critical condition, deep coma, low blood pressure. A CT scan of the brain showed traumatic brain injury and diffuse cerebral edema. Immediately after that, the girl was transferred to the Pediatric Center for intensive treatment.
Bach Mai Hospital organized a hospital-wide consultation and established a special task force to focus on treating the child. The council concluded that the child was in septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe respiratory failure, and severe pneumonia (ARDS) due to drowning and inhalation of mud. The child had a grade 3 liver injury, a fracture of 1/3 of the right clavicle, and was being monitored for subdural hematoma in the left cerebral hemisphere and for infection and multiple organ failure.
Intensive measures such as blood filtration, mechanical ventilation, bronchoscopy, and antibiotics are applied in the first hours.
During the 4 days of lung washing, the fluid from the lungs was still cloudy with mud and sand. Experts said that they needed to do more tests for fungi and bacteria in the sand and mud the patient inhaled during the flood and burial.
The child was continuously filtered, ventilated, artificially ventilated, bronchoscopy, stomach and colonoscopy to remove dirt and stones, collect fluid to look for bacteria, test for fungus, receive antibiotics and intravenous nutrition.
Bach Mai Hospital invited Japanese expert - Prof. Dr. Hashimoto, Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center For Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - to come directly to the hospital to consult with doctors and specialists to find the best treatment plan for the girl.
The days the little girl was treated at the Intensive Care Center were filled with tension, pressure, drama, and at times seemed hopeless, with the patient's chances of survival extremely slim.
On September 18, the girl stopped dialysis. On September 20, the endotracheal tube was removed, but on September 21, the endotracheal tube had to be reinserted due to high fever and worsening pneumonia.
After 2 weeks of optimal treatment with the most advanced methods at the Intensive Care Center, the girl was closely monitored for each paraclinical parameter and each clinical manifestation to have appropriate treatment regimens, strategies and treatments for the disease progression. From September 25 to 29, the baby's vital signs improved significantly.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Xuan Co, Director of Bach Mai Hospital, on September 30, the baby girl was able to move in bed, bringing boundless joy and happiness to the hospital's leadership and medical staff.
To rehabilitate the child, Bach Mai Hospital invited a French expert to guide scientific and effective exercises. Miraculously, the girl was able to walk again, and test results and diagnostic imaging showed that she had recovered well.
According to the leader of Bach Mai Hospital, the total amount of money paid by the Health Insurance Fund during the treatment of the girl was nearly 600 million VND. The remaining amount was provided by Bach Mai Hospital and benefactors through the connection of the Social Work Department to help the patient and her family, including the family's living expenses during the treatment period at the hospital.
Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Xuan Co shared that after 50 days of professional efforts and dedication to the patients of the doctors at Bach Mai Hospital, the Lang Nu patient miraculously recovered. The vitality of the little girl not only brought joy and happiness to her family, her hometown, and the doctors, but also aroused hope for a village on the border to rise up and welcome brighter days.
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